Active Ingredient: Acetazolamide
Acetazolamide is an enzyme inhibitor which acts specifically on carbonic anhydrase. Acetazolamide is useful in glaucoma (chronic simple (open angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma and perioperatively in acute angle closure glaucoma where delay of surgery is desired in order to lower intraocular pressure) because it acts on inflow, decreasing the amount of aqueous secretion.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
500 - 1,500 mg
From 83.333 To 250 mg 6 time(s) per day every day for 2 day(s)
Preoperatively, may be administered 250mg/4h or 12 hours depending on the case, for a short time.
Oral
750 - 3,000 mg
From 125 To 500 mg 6 time(s) per day every day for 3 day(s)
500 mg
Preoperatively, in some severe cases may be administered 500 mg once and then 125-500 mg/4h depending on the response.
Intravenous
250 - 1,000 mg
From 62.5 To 250 mg 4 time(s) per day every day
250-1000mg per 24 hours, usually in divided doses for amounts over 250mg daily.
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